Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 201

As amended through April 30, 2019

Rule 201 - Applications for Admission by Examination, Fees

(a) The UBE shall be administered in February and July of each year. An application to take the February administration of the UBE must be filed with the Clerk of the Court no later than the 15th day of November. An application to take the July administration of the UBE must be filed with the Clerk of the Court no later than the 15th day of April. Filing will not be measured by postmark dates. Faxes and emails will not be accepted.

(b) Applications for admission by examination shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Board and the Court, together with copy of the applicant's Request for Preparation of a Character Report to the NCBE. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for filing. Refunds will not be made in the event an applicant is found ineligible for admission by examination nor in the event of withdrawal of an application. Further, evidence that the applicant meets the education requirements set forth in these rules must be submitted contemporaneously with the application, together with all supporting data and certification required of an applicant. Additional investigation fees may be required by the Board, including but not limited to, the expenses necessary for the Board and/or the Committee to obtain records and documents and the fee necessary to pay the services of an investigator, if deemed of assistance to the Board and/or Committee.

(c) An applicant who is unsuccessful on an examination, or who fails to take the examination, may request registration for a second UBE without paying an additional fee and without resubmitting evidence of meeting the educational requirements set forth in these rules, provided that the request for a second UBE must be made not later than one year after the date of the first examination. Thereafter, the applicant shall be required to reapply by following the procedure set forth in Rule 201(b), except that the applicant shall not be required to resubmit evidence of meeting the educational requirements set forth in these rules. Reapplications must be filed no later than the first day of May for the July examination, and the first day of December for the February examination. An applicant who has failed a bar examination four times will not be permitted to sit for the UBE in Wyoming. For purposes of this rule, attempts to achieve a passing score on the UBE count toward the limit of four regardless of where the applicant sat for the UBE. The four-attempt limitation may be waived upon a strong showing, to the Board's satisfaction and in its sole discretion, that the applicant has substantially improved his or her exam preparation and there is good cause warranting the requested waiver.

(d) A certificate of good standing from the highest court for each jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted to practice law issued within the last 90 days shall accompany the application.

Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 201

Amended September 25, 2006, effective January 1, 2007; amended December 15, 2011, effective January 2, 2012; amended January 21, 2014, effective January 21, 2014; amended August 27, 2014, effective October 1, 2014; amended June 2, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; March 6, 2016, effective April 15, 2016; December 20, 2016, effective March 1, 2017; amended March 13, 2018, effective June 1, 2018; amended June 9, 2018, effective October 1, 2018.